I've reached a milestone!

As of today, I am 10.4 pounds closer to my goal!!! I really can't believe it. I've got 3.6 more pounds to go until I achieve my first big goal of a 10% weight reduction.

I haven't been updating as often as I said I would. I've been dealing with some personal issues surrounding the 1st anniversary of my Grandma's passing. It's some pretty heavy emotional stuff that I won't get into. I am feeling better, though. I would have normally turned to food for comfort during such a time, but because of WW, I've had to actually deal with my feelings as opposed to eating a cupcake for temporary relief. Pretty interesting stuff.

I lost 0.2 pounds each of my two previous weigh-ins. 0.2 pounds?! It was initially discouraging, but I tried to stay positive. At least it was -0.2 pounds and not +0.2 pounds, right? A loss is still a loss, no matter how you look at it. :)

I was a bit more diligent this week, but I did eat until I was uncomfortable when we took my Grandpa to Ushio-Tei's all-you-can-eat buffet at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort. Somehow, I still managed to lose. Something else I did differently this week? I started eating yogurt again and cut back on the broccoli. I wonder if that had anything to do with it. Maybe I was getting too much fiber from the broccoli? Maybe I wasn't getting enough calcium without the yogurt? Maybe my body just needed a little jump-start by changing up my food? Who knows. :P

Today was the last meeting of my very first 10-week session and I'm down 10.4 pounds. I lost about 1 pound per week! I'm actually quite shocked at the results I've achieved. I went into this with cautious optimism...who am I kidding? I was downright skeptical! But, it has worked. I think I'm also shocked because I haven't "suffered" as much as I thought I would need to in order to lose the weight. This tells me that I'm approaching WW with the right attitude. It's a LIVE-it, NOT a DIE-t! Rather than depriving myself and being overly-restrictive, I'm making changes that I can live with for the long term. I want to be able to sustain this loss once I've reached my ultimate goal (I'd love to get down to 110 pounds, but think I may look malnourished...I'd be ecstatic with 120 pounds).

This is a great way to start my second 10-week session with renewed motivation. Maybe I'll lose another 10 pounds in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!